| In Corrupt UN of Guterres
Sexual Harassment at International
Seabed Authority 2d Audit Here
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack UN GATE,
June 11 – The corruption
of the United Nations under
Antonio Guterres continues to
spread. Inner City Press,
banned from the UN by Guterres
for its reporting, today
publishes here
a whistelblowers' briefing
about the UNCLOS-created
International Seabed
Authority, no answers from
Guterres' spokespeople
Stephane Dujarric and Melissa
Fleming, see below. In February 2026
Inner City Press first published
a damning audit of the Int'l
Seabed Authority - bogus
promotions, overpayments,
waste. US Ambassador Mike
Waltz is talking "reform,
reform, reform" but has had to
respond to request he ensure
that the Press that most
closely reports on UN waste
does not remain banned from
entering. Now he's
presumptively blowing US
taxpayers money to rent the UN
roof - delay on FOIA request -
and skydiving. (First)
audit here. Now in June 2026
Inner City Press is publishing
on its DocumentCloud here
a whistleblowers' briefing
concerning the proposed
2027–2028 budget of the
International Seabed Authority
(ISA). The briefing raises
concerns regarding the
proposed budget increase of
43.3%, despite reported
underspending in several
program areas. It questions
whether the Secretariat has
demonstrated the capacity to
effectively utilize the
additional resources being
requested. The document
also highlights concerns
relating to financial
oversight, accountability, and
governance. Among the issues
raised are the absence of
findings or recommendations in
the 2025 external audit
despite significant budget
variances, staffing-related
expenditures, litigation
exposure, and other matters
reflected in publicly
available records. Questions
are also raised regarding
travel expenditures,
recruitment practices,
internal oversight
arrangements, and the
transparency of financial
reporting. In addition,
the briefing draws attention
to ongoing employment-related
disputes and proceedings
before the International
Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea (ITLOS), arguing that
Member States should be fully
informed of any potential
legal and financial exposure
before considering the
proposed budget
increase. The
whistleblower does not
advocate reducing the
Authority's mandate. Rather,
the briefing calls for an
independent review of the
Secretariat's financial
management, governance
practices, audit arrangements,
and litigation exposure, and
recommends that future budget
growth be linked to
demonstrated performance,
transparency, accountability,
and delivery capacity.
Given the seriousness of the
issues raised, Member States
may wish to review the
attached briefing and
supporting documentation
carefully and seek
clarification from the
Secretariat and relevant
oversight bodies before taking
a final decision on the
proposed budget - delegates
briefing here Back in November
2024, a confidential complaint
was filed against two staff
members alleging misconduct
including harassment, gender
discrimination, retaliation
and abuse of authority. Acting
within the established
processes of the UN, including
the standards applied by the
Office of Internal Oversight
Services and the UN Ethics
Office, the former
Secretary-General initiated an
independent external
investigation and issued
measures to protect the
complainant against further
retaliation, in accordance
with his duty as chief of the
organization (head of entity). Secretary-General
Lodge also provided a full and
comprehensive handover brief
on the matter to
Secretary-General
Carvalho. In total defiance
of her ethical
responsibilities and her duty
as head of entity, Secretary-
General Carvalho failed to act
and indeed suppressed the
internal investigation into
misconduct. 14. Furthermore,
compounding her action, the
Secretary-General immediately
promoted the two subjects of
the complaint into positions
of authority, namely as
officer-in-charge of the
Office of Legal Affairs and
officer-in-charge of the
Office of Administrative
Services, the latter having
sent the letter of termination
to the complainant." Inner City Press, still banned from the UN by Guterres, will have more on this.
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Friday, June 12, 2026
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